/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2975/all en /newsroom/vivek-astvansh Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:06:23 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 307545 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-house-republicans-open-joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-350933 <p>U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings. McCarthy said the House investigation has found a "culture of corruption" around the Biden family. Members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, representatives from Georgia and Florida, respectively, have been among those pushing for an inquiry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-house-biden-impeachment-inquiry-1.6964053">CBC News</a>)</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:57:11 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307339 at /newsroom /newsroom/judith-szapor Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:31:54 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288868 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-kevin-mccarthy-offers-deal-end-republican-deadlock-over-speaker-vote-344759 <p>The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. Republicans are trying to elect their new House Speaker — this time, against the backdrop of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mike-mccarthy-republican-speaker-house-congress-1.6705575">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:20 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288607 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-leftist-former-guerrilla-and-populist-outsider-head-runoff-colombia-presidential-election-339837 <p>Colombia’s election will go to a runoff between two opposing anti-establishment candidates on 19 June after voters on Sunday were unable to pick a president outright. Gustavo Petro, a leftist former guerrilla and onetime mayor of Bogotá, won the largest share of the vote, with 40%, but fell short of the 50% required to win outright and prevent a second round. Petro’s rival in the runoff will be Rodolfo Hernández, a business magnate and social media firebrand, who is viewed as a conservative, populist outsider.</p> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:20:21 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288184 at /newsroom /newsroom/moshe-lander Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:16:29 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283739 at /newsroom /newsroom/leonardo-baccini Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:26:39 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253488 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/environmental-groups-moving-beyond-conservation-322418 <p>Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the global picture of this sector. A new study shows that environmental groups are increasingly focused on advocacy in climate change politics and environmental justice. How they do their work is largely determined by regional disparities in human and financial resources.</p> Wed, 27 May 2020 21:01:59 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 213153 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/covid-19-pandemic-uniting-canadians-no-other-event-decades-322328 <p>A new study by researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the University of Toronto finds a cross-partisan consensus on battling COVID-19 in Canada. Unlike in the U.S., this consensus is fostering broad agreement on the threats posed by the pandemic and the actions necessary to contain it – all of which is crucial to efforts to fight the virus.</p> Fri, 22 May 2020 20:09:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 212201 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/it-possible-reduce-political-polarization-319816 <p>In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an unusual experiment suggested that it might be possible to influence American voters to adopt less polarized positions.</p> <p>Posing as political researchers, a research team from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and Lund Universities approached 136 voters at the first Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton presidential debate in New York. Participants were asked to compare Trump and Clinton on various <b>leadership traits </b>(such as courage, vision, and analytic skills) by putting an X on a sliding scale.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:45:45 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 198420 at /newsroom /newsroom/narendra-subramanian Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22848 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/why-there-no-labor-party-united-states-260951 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Sociologist uses historical data to provide a new take on an old question</em></p> Tue, 24 May 2016 14:02:32 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25876 at /newsroom /newsroom/dietlind-stolle Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22580 at /newsroom /newsroom/antonia-maioni Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22562 at /newsroom /newsroom/christopher-p-manfredi Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22804 at /newsroom